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Shanghai is a raucous trade city noted for its art deco Bund or river promenade.

Cheap flights and no visas required: Why we’re flocking back to China

Yes, relations have been fraught, but now this spectacular destination is putting out the welcome mat again.

  • Brian Johnston

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The Altar of Land and Grain and the Worship Hall – part of Beijing’s Central Axis.

The latest sites to join the renowned World Heritage list

World Heritage designations are made when places nominated by their home country are assessed and deemed of “outstanding universal value to humanity”.

  • Julietta Jameson
Carnival revelers attend the “Urknall,” or Big Bang, which occurs at Kapellplatz at five in the morning and marks the start of the Lucerne carnival Thursday in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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World of photos, February 9, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Xi Jinping drops his guard at the APEC leaders’ summit.

Alarm bells are ringing louder in China as its financial cancer spreads

The self-declared status of one of China’s largest shadow banks as “severely insolvent” has revealed another crack in a distressed financial system. Beijing may have to step in.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Enter right: ot only was a picture of that handshake emblazoned on the front page of the state-run China Daily newspaper.

Albanese’s Chinese take-away? Blind trust is still off the menu

The prime minister’s breakthrough visit to China may be a “new starting point”, as his hosts declared, but when it comes to trust, the relationship will be a slow burner.

  • David Crowe
Gough Whitlam and Zhou Enlai on the last day of his prime ministerial visit to China.

When Gough Whitlam went to Beijing, towering over all

Fifty years ago, Gough Whitlam became the first Australian prime minister to visit China. But he’d been there before, leading the Western world.

  • Tony Wright
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Damage caused by Typhoon Doksuri in the Mentougou district, Beijing.

Unexpected rains around Chinese capital leave dozens dead, missing

The severity of the flooding took the capital by surprise. Beijing usually has dry summers and had a stretch of record-breaking heat this year.

China's high-speed trains have reached 487km/h in trials, but 350km/h is the maximum speed on commercial routes.

China train travel: Best stops on the Beijing to Shanghai high-speed train route

China's bullet trains can go 1300 km from Beijing to Shanghai in less than five hours.

  • Brian Johnston
Dumplings are a go-to dish in Beijing.

Beijing best places to eat: Local tour guide Vicky Qin's top picks

Colour, aroma, artistic conception, taste and shape are the essentials of the most sophisticated Chinese cooking.

  • Julietta Jameson
The Forbidden City was the seat of Chinese power for half a millennium until 1911 and needs a half day to explore.

Things to do in Beijing: The three-minute travel guide

Explore its big-name attractions, then seek out its quieter corners and its thriving contemporary arts, architecture, dining and nightlife scenes, too.

  • Brian Johnston

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